UNICEF SOWC: A model for newborn survival in India

This year, UNICEFs flagship report, The State of the Worlds Children launched on 15 January addresses the need to close one of the greatest health divides between industrialized and developing countries: maternal mortality. Here is one in a series of related stories.

By Jorge Caravotta

GUNA, India, 19 January 2009 Bhooribai Sing was seven-months pregnant when her labour pains began. She had already lost her first two pregnancies and the nearest health centre was an hour away from her home.

As her delivery neared, a local nurse discovered the baby was breech. She took charge of the situation, and Bhooribais 1.9 kilogram baby boy, Jitu, was born alive but wouldnt cry.

The District Health Society and UNICEF conceptualized what came to be known as the 'Guna model' to ensure a quality continuum of care. This approach embraces every stage of maternal, newborn and child health for the rural community.

To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/india_47221.html

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[jjjlove1000]

why don' we have doctors or nurses visiting our homes....when they charge so much money

[henndri]

GOOD VIDEO